The study interviewed 11,498 adolescents and young adults from every region of the country between April and July 2025.

For the first time, a “practicing Catholic” has become the prime minister of the United Kingdom

Unlike Tony Blair, who entered the Catholic Church only after leaving office, or Boris Johnson, who was baptized Catholic but later embraced Anglicanism, Burnham has consistently acknowledged that Catholicism shaped his upbringing and continues to influence his political outlook, even while admitting that he no longer considers himself particularly religious in terms of personal practice